About Hotar Village

Hotar is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,155, made up of 2,085 males and 2,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hotar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat II
Pincode	743610
Area (hectares)	229.34 hectares
Population	4,155
Male Population	2,085
Female Population	2,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hotar compares

By the 2011 count Hotar is the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 229.34 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Hotar

Hotar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hotar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hotar from other places

Hotar lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hotar
Nearest railway station	Hotar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat II	16 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	16 km

Villages closest to Hotar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Hotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hotar village had a population of 4,155. That makes it the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Hotar village has 2,085 males and 2,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hotar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Hotar is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hotar covers 229.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hotar falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hotar is Hotar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hotar.

Hotar is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hotar is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 7.4 km away. Magrahat II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.